11 h. ago Solar Firms Surge as Senate Drops Excise Tax From Trump Bill

Shares for solar companies rose on Tuesday on the Senate’s decision to remove an excise tax on wind and solar projects from President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill.

Economics

29 h. ago Solar, Wind Industries See Existential Threat in Senate Tax Bill

A proposed excise tax would exacerbate the pain from the phaseout of subsidies.

Economics

30 h. ago Senate Republicans Seek to Ease Solar and Wind Tax Credit Cutoff

A group of Senate Republicans is pushing a plan to soften an aggressive planned phase out of subsidies for wind and solar projects under President Donald Trump’s tax-and-spending package.

Economics

7 d. ago Battery CEO Says US Senate’s Clean Energy Bill Is ‘Workable’

Battery storage company Fluence Energy Inc. said it can work with US Senate Republicans’ latest version of President Donald Trump’s fiscal package, which would preserve tax credits for the industry while gutting incentives for wind and solar power.

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7 d. ago French Lawmakers Reject a Moratorium on Solar and Wind Projects

France’s lower house of Parliament rejected an energy-planning bill that would have imposed a moratorium on new solar and wind projects.

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8 d. ago Engie Says French Renewables Ban Could Endanger €5 Billion Plan

A moratorium on new renewables projects included in an energy law under discussion in France is endangering €5 billion ($5.8 billion) of solar and wind projects that Engie SA is considering over the next 10 years, according to Chief Executive Officer Catherine MacGregor.

Events

8 d. ago Support for solar energy and offshore wind falls among Democrats and independents, AP

Americans’ support for green energy tax credits and renewable energies like wind and solar power has decreased in recent years, according to a new poll, driven by a softening in support from Democrats and independents. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that U.S. adults’ support for tax credits for […]

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1 week ago French Lawmakers Urged to Drop Moratorium on Renewable Projects

France’s renewable energy industry urged lawmakers to ditch proposed legislation that would impose a moratorium on approving new solar and wind projects, saying it would destroy jobs and stall the nation’s plan to curb its use of polluting fossil fuels.

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2 w. ago Wind, Solar Credits Set to End Earlier in Senate GOP Tax Bill

Senate Republicans released a bill that would end tax credits for wind and solar earlier than for other sources, dashing hopes of those seeking relief from major cuts passed by the House.

Economics

2 w. ago Innovations, challenges and optimism: Highlights from the Global Energy Show

'We're gonna need it all . . . solar, wind, any and all technologies'

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3 w. ago Renewable cleanup rules making Alberta less competitive for investment: report

CALGARY — A report says new cleanup rules for renewable energy sites are hurting the competitiveness of Alberta’s industry. Business Renewables Centre-Canada analyzed the reclamation security requirements for renewables in 27 jurisdictions and found Alberta’s are now the most costly. Under a code of practice for solar and wind projects published last week, the Alberta […]

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3 w. ago European Power Markets Brace for Extreme Heat Over the Summer

A cool, wet start to June in Northern Europe is set to give way to a summer of extreme weather, roiling energy markets that have become increasingly dependent on solar and wind power.

Economics

3 w. ago Trump’s Tax Bill Would Dampen, But Not Quash, the Clean Energy Buildout

US additions to solar, wind and storage would drop 10% by 2035, with wind hit the hardest, a BNEF analysis finds.

Economics